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United States Patent | 5,785,632 |
Greenberg ,   et al. | July 28, 1998 |
An apparatus for providing feedback to a user of a weight stack machine having weights for lifting has an enclosure adapted for attachment to the weight stack machine. A weight sensor weight for determining the number of weights lifted is provided as well as an means for detecting the motion of the weights during a lift. An electronic detector is operatively coupled to the weight sensor and the encoder for computing data describing the number of weights lifted. An interface for transmitting the computed data from the electronic detector to a central storage and the display is provided. The interface also receives information from the central storage and displays it on the display.
Inventors: | Greenberg; Andrew D. (Stamford, CT); Camhi; Keith E. (Stamford, CT) |
Assignee: | Integrated Fitness Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Appl. No.: | 812522 |
Filed: | March 7, 1997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 482/5; 482/1; 482/4; 482/93; 482/903 |
Intern'l Class: | A63B 021/005 |
Field of Search: | 482/92-94,97,110-114,100,5,6,903,1,4 73/379.01,379.03,379.09 |
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